1997 Chrysler LHS complaints

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT PROPERLY. RECALL 98V184 WAS FOR FUEL RAIL "O" RINGS, AND THEY FIXED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CORRECTLY REPAIRED SINCE . *AK *ML

RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKAGE. DEALER COULD NOT GET PARTS FOR RECALL SERVICE, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *ML

WHEN TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS DEFOGGER/DEFOSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL DRIVER ONLY HAD LOW POWER AND REVERSE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN A CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, AFTER 500 MILES, THERE'S A WINDING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE MAY LOSE TOTAL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACKREST BROKE DUE TO BROKEN BOLT WHILE DRIVING. THE ENTIRE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHEN DRIVER ENTERED. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC INSTALLED BOLT ON THE SIDE OF SEAT & A PUT A BOARD IN BACK. ON 11/14 WAS INFORMED VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT SHOP WITH A BOARD IN BACK. DEALERSHIP TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILTY FOR PROBLEM. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WOULD GO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING OR VEHICLE WOULD KEEP ON GOING. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE IN PARK, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING A COLLISION/INJURY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WATER PUMP. POWER WINDOW.

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

MANUFACTURER INSTALLED SUN ROOF HINGES SEPARATED, CAUSING IT TO FLY OFF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, CAUSING WARPING, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK

RECALL 98V184000, CHRYSLER/FUEL LEAKAGE; OWNER RECEIVED NOTICE ON APRIL 3, 1999. OWNER CONTACTED DEALER ON APRIL 5, 1999, AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR AUGUST 12, 1999. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V184000 & NOTIFIED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD "O" RINGS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. PICKED UP VEHICLE & IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. TOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHEN OTHER DRIVERS STARTED FLAGGING OWNER DOWN DUE TO VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE RECALL REMEDY HAD FAILED & VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS THERE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX THE BRAKE CHATTER. THEY ALLEGEDLY SERVICED THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM WAS IMPROVED BUT STILL THERE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN THROUGH A LITTLE MORE MILEAGE, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MARKEDLY WORSE. I THINK THE ROTORS MUST BE WARPED. SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME. AFTER READING SOME OF THE BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE ROTOR COMPOSITION. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FILE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I WISH TO OFFICIALLY DOCUMENT THE SEVERE CHATTER THAT OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AT AROUND 45 MPH. IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SUCH A PROBLEM IF THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T VIBRATE SO VIOLENTLY. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A LOSS OF CONTROL IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THANKS, ROBERT MURRY

AT 32800 MILES ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. AT 42800, THE 2ND ROTOR SET WARPED. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS DRIVING ON WASHINGTON'S BELTWAY, AND HAD TO STOP FAST (NOT A PANIC STOP) FROM 50MPH TO 0. (NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH OTHER CAR) AFTER I ROUNDED A CURVE. THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AND CAUSED THE CAR TO VIBRATE . THE ROTORS' DESIGN IS INADEQUATE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO MAKE MORE THAN ONE HARD STOP BEFORE THE BRAKES HAD A CHANCE TO COOL OFF? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SUMMARY AS RECORDED BELOW.

HORN INACCESSABLE FOR EMERGENCY. YH

FUEL TANK PROBLEM. YH

POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING OIL. YH

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE, DRIVER SMELLED ODOR OF GAS FUMES. DRIVER ALSO NOTICED A HEAVY ODOR OF GAS FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WE REPLACED THE WARPED ROTORS ON APRIL 10, 1998 AND HAVE SINCE HAD THEM TURNED TWICE. OF COURSE NONE OF THIS WAS UNDER WARANTY. WE WERE WONDERING IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF IT COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS REPETITIVE PROBLEM. OTHER VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE OWNED DID NOT PRESENT THESE PROBLEMS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.

GASOLINE EXPULSION OUT OF TANK AFTER EXCEPTING TOO MUST GAS INTO TANK, CONSUMER WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MUFFLER. MUFFLER GETS SO HOT, IT BURNS THE METAL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHICH, IN TURN, BURNS THE RUBBER UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEATS. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MUFFLER.MUFFLER GETS SO HOT, THAT IT BURNS THE METAL UNDER THE CAR WHICH, IN TURN, BURNS THE RUBBER UNDER THE REAR SEATS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOUCHED THE MUFFLER, IT BURNT HIS HAND. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSED THE REAR SEATS TO GET VERY WARM/HOT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN # . *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT WON'T START, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A DRIVE THROUGH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AND EIGHTH OF A TANK REMAINING.

BOLT ON VENT HOSE FAILED, HOSE OBSTRUCTED BRAKE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS D NO'T RETRACT BACK AND THE REAR VIEW WINDSHIELD REFLECTS DOUBLE VISION WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW . DUE TO THE CONTOUR OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK